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1 min readBlockingBank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1Updated 11 November 2026

"Short positions" must equal the sum of "Equity instruments" and "Debt securities" (SR08.01.04.01, Bank of England check boe_v0827_m)

A blocking check on the intragroup financial reporting (detailed breakdown) Breakdown of financial liabilities template (SR08.01.04.01), in the intragroup financial reporting (core and detailed breakdowns) (RFB004) return.

Line4 Check runs it on the intragroup financial reporting (core and detailed breakdowns) (RFB004) return, proven on test files, check by check: the same outcome on all eight test files of that return.

Check your file for this ruleWhat to do if it fails

The rule in plain words

In column "Held for trading" (column 0010) of Intragroup financial reporting (detailed breakdown) Breakdown of financial liabilities (SR08.01.04.01): "Short positions" (row 0020) must equal the sum of "Equity instruments" (row 0030) and "Debt securities" (row 0040).

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Add up the parts in your return and compare the result with the total.
  3. 03If they differ, a part is missing, a value sits in the wrong cell, or the total is out of date.
  4. 04The Bank of England allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  5. 05It runs only when your filing indicators mark SR08.01.04 as reported.
  6. 06This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.

The cells it reads

Intragroup financial reporting (detailed breakdown) Breakdown of financial liabilities (SR08.01.04.01)

Rows

  • R0020Short positions
  • R0030Equity instruments
  • R0040Debt securities

Column

  • C0010Held for trading

A worked example

With simple numbers.

Illustrative values
Equity instruments1,200
Debt securities800
Together2,000
What the rule then expects

Short positions must then be 2,000.

2,000Passes
2,100Fails

A file that reports 2,000 passes. One that reports 2,100 fails, by 100.

The numbers are illustrative, reported to the unit, so the rounding tolerance does not change the result.

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on the intragroup financial reporting (core and detailed breakdowns) (RFB004) return on Bank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1. The Bank of England applies it to intragroup financial reporting (core and detailed breakdowns) (RFB004) returns, as a blocking check.

The Bank’s own words and formula

The plain words above spell out the Bank’s formula, with each cell named from its templates. In the Bank of England’s list of validations, word for word:

boe_v0827_m: T1: SR08.01.04.01; columns: {SR08.01.04.01, c0010}; Expression: {SR08.01.04.01, r0020} = {SR08.01.04.01, r0030} + {SR08.01.04.01, r0040}
Show the formulaShow

The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.

{t: SR08.01.04.01, r: 0020} = {t: SR08.01.04.01, r: 0030} + {t: SR08.01.04.01, r: 0040}

Where it applies, in the Bank's words (its scope):

scope({t: SR08.01.04.01, c: 0010, seq: False, f: banking, fv: structural_reform})

Every PRA banking rule on SR08.01.04.01

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